Thursday, October 1, 2009

Press Statement from the Office of the Minister for Defence Justice and Security

source: Republic of Botswana (30/9/09): TAUTONA TIMES no 25 of 2009The Electronic Press Circular of the Office of the President“Democracy, Development, Dignity and Discipline”

C4) 30/9/09: Press Statement from the Office of the Minister for Defence Justice and Security

In the context of the Acting Permanent Secretary to the President’s statement of 25/9/09 confirming that the employment relationship between Government and Mr. Cuthbert M. Lekaukau has been severed, and in the context of misinformed speculation about circumstances surrounding the same, this Office finds it necessary to make the following clarification.

Contrary to what has been asserted in some publications, last week's operation at the Government Implementation and Coordination Office (GICO) was carried out by the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and not the Directorate on Intelligence and Security (DIS).

We trust that this clarification will lay to rest further speculation about DIS role in the matter, that can lead to distortion of facts.